Gessler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gessler family

The surname Gessler was first found in Switzerland, where the family came from the estate of Grueningen in the canton of Zurich, and gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging medieval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status through their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Gessler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gessler research. Another 190 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1307, 1618, 1673, 1697, 1704, 1707, 1715, 1734, 1740, 1745, 1773, 1783 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Gessler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gessler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gessler, Gesler, Gesseler, Giselherr, Geseller and others.

Early Notables of the Gessler family

Notables of the time with the surname Gessler were

Governor Hermann Gessler, was the Imperial Vogt who represented Kaiser Albrecht in Switzerland. He possessed a castle near Altsdorf in the canton of Uri, and was shot and killed by the legendary Willi...

Gessler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gessler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Gessler, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
Samuel Gessler, who arrived in America in 1783 1

Gessler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anton Gessler, who settled in Philadelphia in 1844
J A Gessler, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 1
Berhard Gessler, who settled in Philadelphia in 1856

Gessler migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gessler Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Samuel Gessler, who arrived in Canada in 1783

Contemporary Notables of the name Gessler (post 1700) +

Scott Gessler (b. 1965), American lawyer and Secretary of State of the U.S. State of Colorado
Doc Gessler (1880-1924), American baseball player
Susan Gessler, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 2008 2
Otto Gessler (b. 1875), German Minister of Defense from 1920-28, who reorganized the German Army in the post-war period
Gessler Viera Abreu (b. 1985), Cuban gold medalist Taekwondo athlete at the 2007 World Championships

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html